Archaeology of the land of the Bible Volume 3, Alexander to Constantine / Eric M. Meyers and Mark A. Chancey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meyers, Eric M., author.

Series:

The Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy and religion.

Middle East--Antiquities.

Middle East.

Middle East--Civilization--To 622.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (363 p.)

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2025.

Place of Publication:

London : Yale University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

Drawing on the most recent, groundbreaking archaeological research, Eric M. Meyers and Mark A. Chancey re-narrate the history of ancient Palestine in this richly illustrated and expertly integrated book. Spanning from the conquest of Alexander the Great in the fourth century BCE until the reign of the Roman emperor Constantine in the fourth century CE, they synthesize archaeological evidence with ancient literary sources (including the Bible) to offer a sustained overview of the tumultuous intellectual and religious changes that impacted world history during the Greco-Roman period. The authors demonstrate how the transformation of the ancient Near East under the influence of the Greeks and then the Romans led to foundational changes in both the material and intellectual worlds of the Levant. Palestine's subjection to Hellenistic kingdoms, its rule by the Hasmonean and Herodian dynasties, the two disastrous Jewish revolts against Rome, and its full incorporation into the Roman Empire provide a background for the emergence of Christianity. The authors observe in the archaeological record how Judaism and Christianity were virtually undistinguishable for centuries, until the rise of imperial Christianity with Emperor Constantine. The only book-length overview available that focuses on the archaeology of Palestine in this period, this comprehensive and powerfully illuminating work sheds new light on the lands of the Bible.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. The Persian Period and the Transition to Hellenism

Chapter 2. The Advent of Hellenism Under the Greek Kingdoms and the Hasmoneans (332-37 b.c.e.)

Chapter 3. Herod the Great and the Introduction of Roman Architecture

Chapter 4. Khirbet Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls

Chapter 5. From Herod to the Great Revolt

Chapter 6. The Great Revolt and the Bar Kokhba Rebellion

Chapter 7. The Emergence of Christianity

Chapter 8. Early Judaism and the Rise of the Synagogue

Chapter 9. The Archaeology of Paganism

Chapter 10. The Growth of Greco-Roman Culture and the Case of Sepphoris

Chapter 11. After Constantine Beyond the Roman Period

List of Abbreviations

Notes

Bibliography

Subject Index

Index of Place Names

Index of Passages Cited

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0-300-28814-X

1-283-60431-0

9786613916761

0-300-17483-7

OCLC:

923600924